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FOOTNOTES:
[A] Now Sir William Fothergill Cooke--October, 1869.
[B] First illustrated by the author in his work, “Architectural Remains
of the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I.”
[C] The garden entrance to the ancient palace of the Grand Duke of
Tuscany, alla Trinita de’ Monti. The architecture of Annibale Lippi.
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in 1837 and 1856.
[E] “Cheap Ice Well.” (Atchley & Co.)
[F] “Plan for Purifying the Atmosphere of Towns.” (Hamilton, Adams, &
Co.)
[G] “Coke, Smoke, and Sewage.” (Cave and Sever, Manchester.)
[H] A print of the stove is given in the author’s pamphlet entitled
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Price 1_s._ (Atchley & Co.)